WORRIED
about the way
your child
is acting
or frrling?
MassHealth offers services for mental,
emotional, or substance abuse issues
that may help!
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
Where do I start?
1 Choose a service
If your child is under 21 and doesn’t have health insurance, call
MassHealth Customer Service at 1-800-841-2900.
Outpatient Therapy*
If this is the first time your child or teen is getting help,
then outpatient therapy may be the best place to begin.
A counselor will meet with you and your child to
• find out your child’s needs and strengths;
• make a plan to help your child; and
• help your child get other needed services.
In-Home Therapy*
If your child’s or teen’s behavior is making daily life hard for
the family, then In-Home Therapy may be the right servicefor your child and family. Counselors will work with yourwhole family, helping you as a parent to help your child orteen. In-Home Therapy can help your child and family to
• resolve conflicts;
• learn new ways to do things;
• make new routines;
• set limits; and
• find community resources.
Intensive Care Coordination
Intensive Care Coordination may be the right service foryou if your child or teen has serious emotional or behavioralneeds or if you need help getting all the adults in yourchild’s life to start working together. A Care Coordinatorwill help you bring together the main adults in your child’slife, so that everyone is working together to help your child.
You choose who is on your team, including professionals(therapists, social workers, teachers) and your personalsupports (friends or relatives). You may also ask for a“Family Partner,” a parent trained to help you make surethat your voice is heard. Together, the team will help youand your child reach your goals for your family.
Mobile Crisis Intervention*
Mobile Crisis Intervention is for when your child or teenis having a crisis and needs help right away. Call yourlocal Mobile Crisis Intervention team. You can call 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week. A trained team will come to a home,
school, or other places in the community to help your child
with the crisis. The team will help you get other servicesfor your child and family. Phone numbers for Mobile CrisisIntervention services are listed in this brochure.
* Youths under 21 on MassHealth Family Assistance, who are enrolled in managed care may be able to get this service if it is medically necessary. Youths on MassHealth Standard or CommonHealth can get ANY service that is medically necessary. Youths with a mental or physical disability can apply to get CommonHealth. Contact MassHealth Customer Services for more information.
Provider listings are subject to change. For the most current listings,
visit: www.mabhaccess.com. You can search for available providers
by zip code and service type and see their ability to accept new
referrals, though this does not guarantee an appointment or placement.
Other Services
If your child gets outpatient therapy, In-Home Therapy,
or Intensive Care Coordination and needs more help,
he or she may also be able to get the following services.
In-Home Behavioral Services
Sometimes a child will do something over and over that
bothers other people or harms the child. If it is very hard to
get this child to act differently, a therapist will work with
you and others in your child’s life to try new ways to help
your child change these behaviors.
Therapeutic Mentors
Some children and teens want to get along with others, but
need help and practice learning to talk or act in new ways.
A Therapeutic Mentor will go with your child to the places
where the child has the most trouble and teach him or her
new skills, such as better ways to talk or act with other
children and adults.
Family Support and Training (Family Partners)
Do you need support? Family Partners help parents and
caregivers to help their children reach their treatment
goals. They are parents or caregivers of children with
special needs – they’ve “been there,” understand what
families go through, and can share their experiences.
Family Partners are not behavioral health professionals,
but work closely with parents to help them get the services
their children need.
2 Call the service directly
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
(Note: Lists of providers subject to change.)
Outpatient Therapy
Clinicians at your child’s MassHealth health plan can help
you find a therapist for your child.
Boston Medical Center (BMC) HealthNet Plan
1-866-444-5155 | TTY: 1-781-994-7660 or 1-866-727-9441
Fallon Community Health Plan
1-800-341-4848 or 1-888-421-8861 | TTY: 1-877-608-7677
Health New England
1-800-786-9999 | TTY: 1-800-439-2370
Neighborhood Health Plan
1-800-462-5449 | TTY: 1-800-655-1761
Network Health
1-888-257-1985 | TTY: 1-888-391-5535
Primary Care Clinician (PCC) Plan
1-800-841-2900 | TTY: 1-800-497-4648
Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership
1-800-495-0086 | TTY: 617-790-4130 or 1-877-509-6981
Not sure which health plan your child has?
Call MassHealth Customer Service to find out:
1-800-841-2900, TTY: 1-800-497-4648.
Still not sure where to start?
•Talk to your child’s doctor, nurse, or counselor.
•Call your child’s MassHealth health plan. Trained staff onthe phone can help you find the right service for your child.
In-Home Therapy
Academic & Behavioral Clinic (ABaC) 1-413-747-0829
Springfield
Behavioral Health Network (BHN) 1-413-736-0127 or
Holyoke, Springfield 1-413-427-0808
Brien Center for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services 1-800-252-0227
Great Barrington 1-413-528-9156
North Adams 1-413-664-4541
Pittsfield, Berkshire County 1-413-499-0412
Brightside for Families and Children 1-413-539-2480
Holyoke
Carson Center for Human Services 1-888 877-6346
Ware 1-413-967-6241
Westfield 1-413-572-4111
Center for Human Development: 1-844-CHD-HELP (844-243-4357)
West Springfield, Easthampton, Greenfield
Clinical and Support Options
Athol 1-978-249-9490
Greenfield 1-413-774-1000
Northampton 1-413-582-0471
Pittsfield 1-413-236-5656
Springfield 1-413-737-9544
Gandara Center 1-413-846-0445 or
Springfield, Holyoke 1-413-846-0446
The Key Program
Greenfield, Northampton 1-413-772-6422
Pittsfield, Berkshire County 1-413-443-7218
Springfield 1-413-781-6485 and 1-413-733-3113, Ext 1
MSPCC 1-413-532-9446
Holyoke, Springfield
Northeast Center for Youth and Families 1-413-529-7777
Easthampton
ServiceNet, Inc.
Greenfield, 1-413-775-4740
Northampton 1-413-587-7740
Valley Psychiatric Services 1-413 827 8959
Springfield
**For MBHP Members only
Intensive Care Coordination
Behavioral Health Network (BHN) 1-413-737-0960
Chicopee, Springfield, Ware 1-866-577-8860
Brien Center for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Pittsfield 1-413-499-0412
Carson Center for Human Services 1-888 877-6346
Holyoke 1-413-572-4111
Clinical & Support Options
Athol, Orange 1-978-249-9490
Greenfield 1-413-774-1000
Northampton 1-413-582-0471
Gandara Center 1-413-846-0445 or
Springfield, Holyoke 1-413-846-0446
Learning Center for the Deaf, Walden School
Statewide 1-508-875-9529
Videophone 1-774-999-0949 and 1-774-406-3723
Mobile Crisis Intervention
The Berkshires 24-hour access number 1-800-252-0227
Adams, Alford, Becket, Cheshire, Clarksburg, Dalton, Egremont, Florida,
Great Barrington, Hancock, Hinsdale, Lanesboro, Lee, Lenox, Monroe,
Monterey, Mount Washington, New Ashford, New Marlboro, North
Adams, Otis, Peru, Pittsfield, Richmond, Sandisfield, Savoy, Sheffield,
Stockbridge, Tyringham, Washington, West Stockbridge, Williamstown,
and Windsor
Greenfield 24-hour access number 1-800-562-0112
Ashfield, Athol, Bernardston, Buckland, Charlemont, Colrain, Conway,
Deerfield, Erving, Gill, Greenfield, Hawley, Heath, Leverett, Leyden,
Millers Falls, Montague, New Salem, Northfield, Orange, Petersham,
Phillipston, Rowe, Royalston, Shelburne, Shutesbury, Sunderland,
Turners Falls, Warwick, Wendell, and Whately
Northampton 24-hour access number 1-800-562-0112
Amherst, Chesterfield, Cummington, Easthampton, Florence, Goshen,
Hadley, Hatfield, Middlefield, Northampton, Pelham, Plainfield,
Westhampton, Williamsburg, and Worthington
Southern Pioneer Valley 24-hour access number 1-800-437-5922
Agawam, Belchertown, Blandford, Bondsville, Chester, Chicopee,
East Longmeadow, Granby, Granville, Hampden, Holyoke, Huntington,
Indian Orchard, Longmeadow, Ludlow, Monson, Montgomery, Palmer,
Russell, South Hadley, Southampton, Southwick, Springfield, Thorndike,
Three Rivers, Tolland, Ware, Westfield, West Springfield, and Wilbraham
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